With Trump win, China looks to seize Asia free trade leadership
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will position itself as free trade’s new champion at an Asia-Pacific summit this weekend, with the Communist government seeking to project economic leadership as a U.S.-led Pacific Rim trade pact languishes under President-ele…
U.S. proposes U.N. arms embargo on South Sudan, sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States circulated on Thursday to the 15-member United Nations Security Council a draft resolution to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan and further targeted sanctions amid warnings by a senior U.N. official of p…
Hollande awards France’s Legion of Honour to U.N.’s Ban Ki-moon
PARIS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received the Legion of Honour from French President Francois Hollande on Thursday for his contributions to tackling climate change.
Former mayor arrested over massacre in Mexican state of Coahuila
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A former mayor from the northern Mexican state of Coahuila was arrested on Thursday for allegedly participating in one of the worst massacres perpetrated by the brutal Zetas cartel, the state attorney general’s office said.
Kerry discusses renewed bombing in Aleppo with Russia
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he discussed Ukraine and “all aspects” of Aleppo including renewed bombing in the Syrian city this week in a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Chinese billionaire’s nephew denied bail in U.S. forced labor case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge denied bail on Thursday to a Chinese billionaire’s nephew whose construction company prosecutors say forced workers to provide private contracting work in violation of visas limiting their services to China’s U.N. miss…
Venezuelan president approval slips to minimum, under 20 percent: poll
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s approval levels slipped under 20 percent for the first time last month amid a fierce political dispute over his ouster and a grueling economic crisis, according to a leading survey seen by Reute…
Germany sees surging asylum applications from Turkey: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of Turks seeking asylum in Germany is up sharply this year, and has been rising steadily since a failed military coup on July 15, a German newspaper group reported on Friday.
Third-man Fillon seen winning French primaries debate days before vote – poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Francois Fillon was seen as the winner of a final debate before a vote on who gets the conservatives’ candidacy in next year’s presidential election, a poll showed, in a fresh upset for favourite Alain Jup…
Vietnam expanding South China Sea runway: U.S. think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vietnam is extending a runway on an island it claims in the South China Sea in apparent response to China’s building of military facilities on artificial islands in the region, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday.
